Improvement in bracelets



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM E. BALL AND THoMAs BAENAED, oE NEWARK, NEW .IEEsEY.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 107,325, datedSeptember 13, 1870.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM H. BALL and THoMAs BAENAED, of the city ofNewark, in the State of New Jersey, have invented a certain Improvementin Bracelets, of which the following is a specification.

' Our invention applies to that particular kind of bracelet that iscomposed of two rigid segments joined together with a hinge at one sideand With a catch or clasp at the other; and it consists of a thin springor blade provided With a stop or cross-bar, vall of metal, which fitinto one of said segments as its sheath when the bracelet is shut, andwhich blade draws out to its full length when the bracelet is open.

Figure 1 shows the bracelet open to its limit, displaying the fulllength of the blade b. Fig. 2 shows the same partly open, With part ofthe bracelet removed to show the cross-bar la, attached to one end ofthe blade b, and also shows the connection at the other end with thespring-catch c. Fig. 3 shows the bracelet closed, appearing as anordinary bracelet, the bar 7c and the blade b shown in the other figuresbeing entirely invisible.

The ilexible blade b is attached by one end to the usual tongue7 t, thatforms lthe clasp ory catch of the segments of the bracelet, and theother end of said blade has a cross-bar, 7c, attached to it, that alwaysprevents it from being drawn entirely out of that segment which formsits sheath, so that when the bracelet is unclasped and open this bladestill keeps the ends in continuous connection round the wrist, renderingit always necessary to draw the bracelet over the hand in order toremove it from the Wrist.

The object of this improvement is the removal of all danger of losingthe bracelet While being Worn; and another advantage is an economicalimprovement on the expensive chain now in use for accomplishing the sameserves it as a guide to the entering end of the connecting spring-catcht, or thumb-piece, as it is sometimes called.

We claim as our invention*- l. The spring-blade b, provided with a stopor cross-bar, k, in combination With the segments of a bracelet,substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. The construction of a catch-piece, t, With its end provided with ablade, b, serving as a guide, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

WM. H. BALL. THOMAS BARNARD.

Witnesses:

H. H. DUNOKLEE, T. W. FAENsWoETH.

